Craiova (/kra'jo.va/) is a Romanian city, the capital of the county of Dolj, situated near the East bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a long time political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and the Danube (south). Craiova is the chief commercial city west of Bucharest.Craiova, which occupied the site of the Dacian and Roman city Pelendava, was formerly the capital of Oltenia. Its ancient bans, the highest ranking boyars of the Wallachian state, initially those of the Craioveşti family. The bans had the right of minting coins stamped with their own effigies - the origin of the Romanian word ban as used for coins.In 1395 Craiova was probably the scene of a victory won by the Wallachian PrinceMircea I of Wallachia over Bayezid I, Sultan of the Ottomans (see Battle of Rovine).Frequently referred to as "a city" after the first half of the 16th century, the Craiova area was always regarded as an important economic region of Wallachia and Romania at large. During the 1718-1737 Habsburg occupation of Oltenia, Craiova's status declined due to economic pressures and increased centralism, partly leading to an increase in hajduk actions, in parallel with protests of Craiovan boyars. In 1761, under Prince Constantine Mavrocordatos, the bans relocated to Bucharest, leaving behind kaymakams to represent them in CraiovaThe municipality of Craiova has a population of 302,601 (Census 2002

Frinton-on-Sea is a small seaside town in Essex, England, in the Tendring district. It is part of the Frinton and Walton parish.Until late Victorian times, only a tiny hamlet existed with a church, several farms and a handful of cottages. The whole area was later purchased by a developer with a view to building an exclusive seaside town for the wealthy to holiday in.Frinton is also of note for being the last target in England to be attacked by the Luftwaffe, in 1944Frinton only has two points of entry by road, one being an unadopted road coming from Walton-on-Naze in the north and the other being the manually-operated railway gates at the level crossing of the town's railway station. Once geographically distinct, a series of housing estate developments now line the roads between Frinton and its neighbouring settlements: Walton-on-Naze to the North East and the villages of Kirby Cross and Kirby-Le-Soken to the West.The town has over a mile of sandy beach with facilities and beach wardens in season and an area of sea zoned for swimming, sailing, and windsurfing. The shore is lined by a promenade along which are built several hundred beach huts. Landward from the promenade is a long greensward stretching from the boundary with Walton-on-Naze to the North to the Golf Club to the South.

Wichita, also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center.[citation needed] In July of 2006, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Wichita ninth on its list of the 10 best big cities to live in the United States. The city is home to six major aircraft manufacturing companies and McConnell Air Force Base. Wichita is located in South Central Kansas on the Arkansas River, and is the county seat of Sedgwick County. It is also the home of a National Weather Service Forecast Office which serves portions of central, south-central, and southeast Kansas.Wichita is the 51st largest city in the United States with an estimated population of 354,865 in the year 2005.[1] The Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which encompasses Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey, and Sumner counties, has a 2004 estimated population of 584,671 persons residing in 245,159 households, making it the 82nd largest MSA in the United States. The Wichita-Winfield Combined Statistical Area also includes Cowley County and has an estimated population of 618,641.